Americans with Disabilities Act
Notice Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.
Employment: Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.
Effective Communication: Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures: Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in Culpeper County Sheriff’s offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office, should contact the office Captain Bernie Feaganes, at 540-727-7520 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to Captain Bernie Feaganes at 540-727-7520.
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
Grievance Procedure Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 199 (“ADA”). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. The Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office Personnel Policy governs employment related complaints of disability discrimination.
The complaint should be in writing and contain information about the alleged discrimination such as name, address, phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of the problem. Alternative means of filing complains, such as personal interview or a tape recording of the complaint, will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request.
The complaint should be submitted by the grievant and/or his/her designee as soon as possible but no later than 60 calendar days after the alleged violation to:
First Sergeant Christopher Hibbs
ADA Coordinator
14023 Public Safety Ct. Culpeper, VA 22701
Email: chibbs@CULPEPERCOUNTY.GOV
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, Captain Bernie Feaganes or his designee will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and the possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days of the meeting, Lieutenant Joe Curtis or his designee will respond in writing, and where appropriated in a format accessible to the complainant, such as large print, Braille, or audio tape. The response will explain the position of the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office and offer options for substantive resolution of the complaint.
If the response by Captain Bernie Feaganes or his designee does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant and/or his designee may appeal the decision within 15 calendar days after receipt of the response to the County Administrator or his designee.
Within 15 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the County Administrator or his designee will meet with the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions. Within 15 calendar days after the meeting, the County Administrator or his designee will respond in writing, and, where appropriate, in a format accessible to the complainant, with a final resolution of the complaint.
All written complaints received by Captain Bernie Feaganes or his designee, appeals to the County Administrator or his designee, and responses from these two offices will be retained by the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office for at least three years.